PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER FOOTNOTE: SPRAY PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS RECIVE $1.00 ADDITIONAL PER HOUR. PAINTERS DOING DRYWALL PATCHING RECEIVE $1.2 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER FOOTNOTE: SPRAY PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS RECIVE $1.00 ADDITIONAL PER HOUR. PAINTERS DOING DRYWALL PATCHING RECEIVE $1.2s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 51 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER FOOTNOTE: SPRAY PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS RECIVE $1.00 ADDITIONAL PER HOUR. PAINTERS DOING DRYWALL PATCHING RECEIVE $1.2 is $57.54/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $57.54 and $57.54/hr. The highest state average is California at $57.54/hr; the lowest is California at $57.54/hr.
Range: $57.54 – $57.54/hr across 1 state. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2141 — Painters, Construction and Maintenance.
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
All Rates
51 county-level rates for PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER FOOTNOTE: SPRAY PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS RECIVE $1.00 ADDITIONAL PER HOUR. PAINTERS DOING DRYWALL PATCHING RECEIVE $1.2, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | building | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | highway | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | heavy | $35.74 | $21.80 | $57.54 | WD → |